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TIL "Methinks the lady doth protest too much" is meant opposite to how it is used. It's not meant to doubt someone denying something, but rather someone proclaiming something. "Protest" (pruh-test) is a different word than (pro-test) that means to profess in favor. This is the origin of "Protestant"

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woDl8 TIL that lions are also native to India and that the last ones in Asia are found in Gir national park. The current population of Asiatic lions in India is 891 and they are listed as endangered. Similar to African nature parks, you can also go on safari in Gir national park to see the lions.
vP4Px TIL Max Brooks is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and “his books have inspired the U.S. military to examine how they may respond to potential crises in the future”.
NX8GE TIL US Air Traffic Control towers are generally not considered "buildings" because they do not meet the criteria. This is mainly because a significant portion of their height is not occupied space (<50%) and fall under the category of "telecommunications/observation tower."
GAWgg TIL Weird: The Al Yankovic Story movie is based off a Funny or Die short from 10 years ago.
b9mOp TIL that the first recorded use of Forensic Entomology was by Chinese detective in 1200s AD. In a murder investigation in a village, detective Song Ci put every scythe in the village for inspection and found the culprit when flies- attracted to trace amounts of blood- kept landing on his scythe.